GOSPEL PARTNERSHIP
We believe God is at work across the whole world and we are connected to brothers and sisters across our world who are seeing God transform lives in their local communities. That means that at St Kea we are committed to working in partnership with other gospel centred ministries. We have a number of specific mission partners who we support through our prayers, finances and in many other practical ways. We also love receiving from our mission partners as they challenge and encourage us to be all that God longs for us to be.
Richard and Riekje Wallace
After a number of years ministering in Portugal and Spain, Richard and Riekje are now based at Datchet Baptist Church. Alongside pastoring the congregation there, Richard travels throughout the year with the Global Training Network to Cuba, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone focusing on the training and multiplication of local church leaders.
Mercy Rescue Trust
Mercy Rescue Trust is a baby rescue centre in Kitale, Kenya, seeking to secure foster parents and long term futures for abandoned children. Neil Bridle, Churchwarden at the Truro congregation, is a Trustee of Mercy Rescue Trust and is also its Treasurer. Please feel free to talk to Neil if you would like to know more about their work.
You can find out more about Mercy Rescue Trust at their website using the link below.
This video produced by Mercy Rescue Trust explains a little bit more about their work.
Foodbank Truro
Truro Foodbank was originally founded by church members at St Kea and several members of Kea are still deeply involved in its management. Since those early days St Kea has joined with others to support this important work. Today Truro Foodbank it is helping more people than ever at moments of real need. Foodbanks work to combat hidden hunger across the UK.
Click below for the latest Truro Foodbank Newsletter or to find out more from their website.
Compassion UK
Compassion UK has as its aim: “Releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name”. As a result of falling behind with the disbursement of Gospel Partnership giving, we found ourselves with the ability to gift a lump sum to a Compassion project based at St Paul’s Cathedral in Embu in Kenya. This project focuses on supporting 15 mothers and their babies through the first year of the babies’ lives, with help and advice on topics as varied as feeding and nutrition and income generation through the creation of small businesses. Maintaining this project is costly and we have only been able to commit to one year’s support at this stage, through June 2022, but exploratory discussions are taking place about extending support through a wider network of local churches.
In addition the Sunday Club at All Hallows provide financial support through a small monthly donation to sponsor a lad called Steve in Peru.
You can find out more about Compassion UK at their website using the link below.
Tearfund
Many will be familiar with the work of Tearfund as it operates in more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America providing humanitarian response to disasters and conflicts, community development in association with local churches, and advocacy in influencing.
You can find out more about Tearfund at their website using the link below.
Barnabas Fund
Sadly there are many countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith, whether by governments or by local populations, often by both. Barnabas Fund works to provide hope and aid for the persecuted Church, from Christians, to Christians, through Christians.
You can find out more about Barnabas Fund at their website using the link below.
Missions Policy
To find our more about our Missions Policy and Aspirations download our one page guide.
Interested in support from St Kea?
Although the bulk of St Kea’s mission giving will go to our Principal Mission Partners, we hold back a proportion of our Missions giving budget to be able to respond to requests for support.
Should you be interested in seeking support, and the project for which you seek that support is in line with St Kea’s Vision, Beliefs and Values and St Kea's Missions Policy then submit a brief written proposal, spelling out:
The nature and intended objectives of the project,.
Your own contribution, and
The kind of support you were seeking.
A sub group of the Missions Working Group would consider the proposal; evaluating:
Clarity of the aims of the project.
Weighing it against the criteria set out in the St Kea Policy.
Your own involvement based on what we know of you.